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tion is very great. Less adaptable to the codification of words, signals also contain meaning in and of themselves. A stop sign or a barber pole conveys meaning quickly and difficult to describe than either signals or signs because of their intricate relationship with the receiver’s cultural perceptions. In some cultures, applauding in a theatre provides performers with an auditory symbol of approval. Gestures such as waving and hand shaking also communicate certain cultural messages.
	Although signals, signs, symbols, and gestures are very useful, they do have a major disadvantage. They usually do not allow ideas to be shared without the sender being directly adjacent to the receiver. As a result, means of communication intended to be used for long distances and extended periods are based on speech. Radio, television, and the telephone are only a few.
1. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Signals, Signs, and Symbols.	B. Gestures.	C. Communication.	D. Speech.
2. What does the author say about speech?
A. That it is the only true form of communication. B. That it is dependent upon the advances made by inventors.	
C. That it is necessary for communication to occur.	D. That it is the most advanced form of communication.
3. Applauding was cited as an example of _______.
A. a sign	B. a signal	C. a symbol	D. a gesture
4. Why were the telephone, radio and television invented?
A. Because people were unable to understand signals, signs, and symbols.
B. Because people wanted to communicate across long distances.
C. Because people believed that signals and symbols were obsolete.
D. Because people wanted new forms of communication.
5. It may be concluded from the passage that________.
A. signals, signs, symbols, and gestures are forms of communication.
B. symbols are very easy to define and interpret.
C. only some cultures have signals and symbols.
D. waving and handshaking are not related to culture.
	Hundreds of species of marine life manage to survive even in the darkest depth of the ocean. These tenants of the deep have involve some extremely ingenious devices for locating their food and enemies.
	Where the light is very dim, some of these deepwater species have developed enormous eyes with almost telescope lenses, very much like those of owls. Others, especially the fish that survive where there is no light at all, are quite blind but have developed long feelers that enable them to identify and collect stray bits of food that come within a considerable radius of them.
	Some inhabitants of the deep supply their own light. They have built-in torches that they can switch on and of depending on whether they are pursuing or being pursued.
	Some have regular lamps, spots of steady light, which spread a faint glow through the water around them. One deepwater squid can quirt a luminous that cousins nearer the surface to becloud and darken the water. It’s supposed that about half of the varieties of fish living in the dark depths of the ocean have some power of illumination.
1. In order to survive, all species of the deep must be able to ______.
A. supply their own light.	B. compensate for the dark of light.
C. locate food and enemies.	D. both B and C
2. Most of the marine species living in the darkest depths have ______.
A. learn to live without light.	B. evolved ingenious devices to help them.
C. found way to supply their own light.	D. developed extremely sensitive eyes.
3. According to the passage, some species that live where there is no sight have____.
A. long, sensitive feelers.	 	B. luminous fins.
C. enormous owl-like eyes.	D. no actual eyes.
4. It is supposed that about half of the varieties of fish living in the dark depths have ______.
A. evolved more than one means of creating light.	B. some power of illumination.
C. developed extremely sensitive feelers.	D. almost telescopic eyes.
5. Which is implied but not state?
A. Where there is no light, the power of illumination is necessary for survive.
B. Food getting is a difficult problem in the ocean depths.
C. When a fish is being pursued, it turned off its light.
D. All fish in the darkest depths of the ocean have some device to compensate for lack of light.
	A few years ago a shortage of natural gas drove prices sky high. Likewise, gasoline process rose when demands exceeded supplies. A glut in the oil market drove prices back down. The law of supply and demand functioned according to textbook description in the case of oil, but the situation is otherwise in the current natural market. Natural gas consumers are finding their heating bills more of a burden than last year, in spite of a dramatic increase in supplies. There is so much natural gas available that many suppliers are closing down their plants for lack of a market, and rumored that some suppliers are even burning off their surplus gas.
1. You can infer that the law of supply and demand means that prices _______.
A. rise if supplies are abundant.	B. fall if supplies are limited.
C. rise if supplies are limited.	D. stay even when supplies are abundant.
2. The author’s purpose is to _______.
A. discus oil prices.	B. discus oil, gas shortage.
C. question high gas prices.	D. compare gas and oil prices.
3. Many suppliers of natural gas are_______.
A. reducing their prices.	B. going out of business.
C. running out of gas.	D. converting to the oil business.
4. The cost of heating with natural gas this year ______.
A. has risen.	B. depend on supply and demand.
C. is easier to bear.	D. has remained the same as last year.
5. The amount of natural gas currently available is ______.
A. more than last year’s supply.	B. equal to last year’s supply.
C. less than last year’s supply.	D. none of the above.
‘	A recent investigation by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey shows that strange animal behavior might help predict further earthquakes. Investigators found such occurrences in a ten kilometer radius of the epicenter of a fairly recent quake. Some birds screeched and flew about wildly, dogs yelped and ran around uncontrollably.
	Scientists believe that animals can perceive the environmental changes as early as several days before the mishap. In 1976 after observing animal behavior, the Chinese were able to predict a devastating quake. Although hundreds of thousands of people were killed, the government was able to evacuate millions of other people and thus keep the death toll at a lower level.
1. What prediction may be made by observing animal behavior?
A. an impending earthquake	B. the number of people who will die
C. the ten kilometer radius of the epicenter	D. environmental changes
2. Why can animals perceive these changes when human cannot?
A. Animals are smarter than humans.	B. Animals have certain instincts that humans don’t posses.
C. Humans don’t know where to look.	D. By running around the house, they can feel the vibrations.
3. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Some animals may be able to sense an approaching earthquake.
B. By observing animal behavior scientists perhaps can predict earthquake.
C. The Chinese have successfully predicted an earthquake and save many lives.
D. All birds and dogs in a ten kilometer radius of the epicenter went wild before the earthquake.
4. In this passage, the word “evacuate” mostly means_______.
A. remove	B. exile	C. destroy	D. emaciate
5. If scientists can accurately predict earthquake, there will be ______.
A. fewer animals going crazy	B. a lower death rate
C. fewer people evacuated	D. fewer environmental changes
’	The Nobel prizes, awarded annually for distinguished work in chemistry, physic, physiology or medicine, literature, and international peace, were made available by a fund bequeathed for that purpose by Swedish philanthropist, Alfred Bernard Nobel. The prizes, awarded since 1901, are administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm. In 1969, a prize for economics endowed by the Central Bank of Sweden was added. Candidates for the prizes must be nominated in writing by a qualified authority in the field of competition. Candidates are judged by Swedish and Norwegian academies and institutes on the basis of their contribution to mankind. The awards are usually presented in Stockholm ion December 10, with the King of Sweden officiating, an appropriate tribute to Alfred Nobel on the anniversary of his death. Each prize include a gold medal, a diploma, and a cash award of about one million dollars.
1. What does this passage mainly discussed?
A. Alfred Bernard Nobel	B. The Nobel prizes.
C. Great contributions to mankind	D. Swedish philanthropy
2. How often are the Nobel prizes awarded?
A. Five times a year	B. Once a year	C. Twice a year	D. Once every two year
3. A Nobel prize would NOT be given to _______.
A. an author who wrote a novel.	B. a doctor who discovered a vaccine.
C. a composer who wrote a symphony.	D. a diplomat who negotiated a peace settlement.
4. Why were the prizes named for Alfred Nobel?
A. He left money in his will to establish a fund for the prizes.
B. He won the first Nobel prize for his work in philanthropy.
C. He is now living in Sweden.
D. He serves as chairman of committee to choose the recipients of the prizes.
5. Why are the awards presented on December 10?
A. Because it is a tribute to the King of Sweden.	B. Because Alfred Nobel died on that day.
C. Because that date was established Nobel’s will. D. Because Central Bank of Sweden administers the trust.
“	In an effort to produce the largest, fastest, and most luxurious ship afloat, the British built the Titanic. It was so superior to anything else on the seas that it was dubbed “unsinkable”. So sure of this were the owners that they provided lifeboats for only 950 of its possible 3,500 passengers.
 	Many passengers were aboard the night it rammed an iceberg, only two days at sea and more than half way between England and the New York destination. Because the luxury l